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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 Hz 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1500 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 5.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz
4th: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.0 watts at 4 ohm load 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? - 1/2 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8V DC 15V DC
Current RX ~200 mA Max 400 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Netherlands
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
252 × 104 × 330 mm
(9.92 × 4.09 × 12.99 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 2016 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002515 DRAKE-SW000001 PHILIPS-RT-003600